New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS
NOTICE TO GREAT BRITAIN.
SENATOR HoARs RESOLUTION SENT TO lhh
FINANCE COMMITTEE

SENATOR HoAR's RESOLUTION SENT TO THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 (SpecaD.-Senator lloar
resolution declaring be tho Judgment OF the SEN
ate that under present circumstances no negotlaon
sbor Id be undertaken with Great Britain IN ,egaid 10
existing difficulties with her province oil Canaua wno
has for its object to reduce change or aDOlsn any vi
our existing duties imports, provoked SNORT Due
rather interesting debate in the Senate to-day Sena
tor Beck extremely anxious to have the resolution
referred to the Finance Committee because IL was one
,eang to duties, and he thought 1t necessary tndt inc
Senate should have the benefit OF the knowledge ana
advice OF the Secretary of the Treasury before taking
acton lie promised, behalf OF the committee, that
It would bring back the resolution on Monday Tor the
action of the Senate Mr. Hpar expressed his surprise
that any Senator should hesitate In regard to the mat
ter which did propose any reciprocity treaty OF
infect any reciprocity treaty tar as he Knew lnen
senator Morgan took up the cndge, ana argued tnae
the resolution WAS progmntcal and unwarranted,'
and proposed INVASION of the constitutional preroga-
ttye of the President who may make such treaties as
he shall choose TO negotiate"
he REFERRED to OF the sedate committees oil the
Senate and he suggested the Committee on Foreign
Relations, Ms being probably the most sedate one
In view however OF certain aspects OF the Gaze, he
vould vote for tho reference to the Finance Commit
tee Chairman Morrill,, OF tho Finance COMMITTEES, de
MED the constitutional power of tho President even
with the aid of the Senate to negotiate ana RAINY d
reciprocity treaty which mobiles, changes or repeats
the customs laws in any respect. oucn actoh, n1
declared would be o usurpatOn OF the CONSTITUTIONAL
preroeatives OF tho House OF Representatives, re-
cinrocitv treaty with country cvnld not eXcude
from its benefits other countries with when tne 'ptcu
States have treaties which contain the favored ma
tion CLAUSE" Mr. Morrill, however, thought that the
resolution sbou! be sent 10 his committee, when was
DONE after Mr.. oar had again expressed ms surprise
that any Senator should hesitate TO vote Tor this decia
ration which was simply n notice ~ Great Britain and
Canada that tho custom laws OF the United States
would he changed account OF outside threats by
either of them He called attention to tho recent cleo
ton Canada and the Subsequent declarations OF the
Canadian Premier to the effect that adherence to
his uniricndly policy respecting American fishermen
would soon bring tue United States TO terfos
THE PLEURo- PNEUMONIA BIZ ~ rIIE sESATE
WASHINGTON, Fsc. % tS2sctdA-ihs senate de-
voted most Of the day TO the ou.,ou of the Peuro
Pneumonia BILL and Senator Miller who had charge Of
the measure, was kept busy answering objections
urged against II, cb'oey constitutional grounds
Late In the afternoon 40 and other friends OF tho bill
an Il came from the committee. uaTo AMAZED and dis
pusted by the adoption OF Srpator Edmundss amend
p,cnt Which substituted tor the entire ball provision
approDrinting 81 900 600 To be expended By the Com
issioncr OF Agriculture, in cooperation win the
authorities Of tho era States la preventing the
splead of peuro- pneumonia. The vote by whioh the
substitute was adopten--3f 20 81 wns surprise TO
ever, body and 1t turned ont subsequently that mum
Der of Senators hid voted In the Affirmative WITHOUT
under standing the question
The debate then continued. and Senator van "ycK
vigorously attacked the committees BILL because IA
ne declared IL made no provision Tor the e1tirpaton OF
hog. cholea matter In which tbs people OF Nebra-Sa
and OF her Norihwcstefn States deeply inter
esied than In effort, o. stamp out europneumonnh
Senator Rddlcberssr opIo'cI the suhstt ute. ne
would yots for II IL be scrld do no better hut he
warned tho senate thst BOT the sort OF egisla-
ton which the ard cattle growers oil The conh
10 r, consacr tho by which the substitute was
adopted Senate. Miller asked that the bill should be
laid aside informally. Even il II passes the Senate the
prospect that II will get through the House IN tho next
lays extremely slim.